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- Charlotte A. Hyson - Her father was a free man but Charlotte and her mother remained enslaved (written by Scarlett Bunting)
- Esther - Owned by three generations of enslavers and eventually freed (written by Sue Eisenfeld)
- Lewis Howard - Filed his own petition for freedom once he moved to DC (written by Ann Ulmschneider)
- Sandy Watts - A good duck hunter enslaved by the Hunter family (written by Heidi Fritschel)
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- Lucy Honesty - Enslaved along present-day Wilson Blvd., west of Glebe Road; freed at age 10 (written by Ann Ulmschneider)
- Eliza - Kidnapped by her enslaver's nephew (written by Sue Eisenfeld)
- Ada Gray - Born at Arlington House, attended Howard University and became a teacher (written by Scarlett Bunting)
- Wesley Snowden - An excellent "ostler" (a groom or stableman) (written by Heidi Fritschel)
- Jenny Farr and Family - Enacted revenge on her cruel enslaver (written by Heidi Fritschel)
- John Ringold - Enslaved near the Cinema and Draft House, freed in DC (written by Sue Eisenfeld)
- Winnie Steele - Enslaved near Bob and Edith's Diner, freed and given $20 to move to Liberia (written by Jessica Kaplan)
- Henry Speaks - Owned by four enslavers, including at the site of St. Ann's Catholic Church (written by Sue Eisenfeld)
- Horace Branson - Enslaved along Langston Boulevard, joined the Union Army (written by Heidi Fritschel)
- Jones Family - Enslaved and free in Green Valley (written by Heidi Fritschel)
- Samuel Smith - Enslaved near Yorktown High School and given land there when freed (written by Jessica Kaplan)
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